Finance Training in Doha

The Cost Center module covers routines and practices for managing overhead, calculating BOM costs, and determining product-level costing across manufacturing and service operations.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level practitioners who wish to configure, operate, and validate cost center routines within enterprise environments.

Upon completing this course, participants will gain the ability to:

• Create, configure, and maintain cost centers aligned with organizational structures.
• Build and validate BOM costing using standard, activity-based, and overhead allocation methods.
• Integrate machine hours, operator hours, and labor metrics into cost center calculations.
• Apply absorption costing principles to ensure accurate product and period-end valuations.

Format of the Course

• Guided instruction with case-based demonstrations.
• Hands-on costing exercises and spreadsheet-based modeling.
• Application-focused labs simulating real costing and reconciliation workflows.

Course Customization Options

• For tailored content, industry-specific costing models, or ERP platform alignment, please contact us.

CONTPAQi Nóminas is a leading payroll management software in Mexico designed to automate salary calculations, deductions, and tax reporting in compliance with labor and fiscal regulations.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level payroll and HR professionals who wish to learn how to configure, manage, and maintain payroll operations using CONTPAQi, while ensuring compliance with Mexican labor and tax law.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand core payroll concepts, including salary structure, benefits, and deductions.
• Configure and manage payrolls efficiently using CONTPAQi Nóminas.
• Ensure compliance with Mexican labor, IMSS, and SAT requirements.
• Generate reports, receipts, and electronic files for tax and auditing purposes.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and demonstration.
• Hands-on exercises with CONTPAQi Nóminas.
• Guided practice based on real-world payroll scenarios.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This course provides a comprehensive overview of institutional due diligence frameworks for financial institutions, combining regulatory, financial, operational, and ethical dimensions of compliance. It integrates Common Reporting Standard (CRS) requirements with broader due diligence modules across management, governance, technology, and business operations.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level compliance, risk, and operations professionals who wish to implement a holistic due diligence program aligned with international best practices and jurisdictional standards.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand and apply due diligence principles across institutional, financial, legal, and operational domains.
• Implement CRS and FATCA-aligned due diligence for tax-residency verification and reporting.
• Integrate governance, ESG, and business integrity measures into compliance systems.
• Develop risk-based due diligence frameworks that include management, marketing, and IT functions.
• Prepare internal teams for audits, regulatory reviews, and continuous improvement cycles.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Case studies and group exercises.
• Hands-on practice using mock due diligence documentation and workflows.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

CRS is the OECD standard for the automatic exchange of financial account information between jurisdictions, designed to combat cross-border tax evasion by obliging financial institutions to identify and report accounts held by foreign tax residents

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level compliance and operational professionals who wish to implement robust CRS-focused policies, perform accurate tax-residency due diligence, and align internal processes with FATCA-like reporting requirements.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Explain the CRS reporting framework, key definitions, and jurisdictional obligations under the OECD standard.
• Apply the CRS due diligence procedures (including indicia searches and self-certification handling) to identify reportable accounts accurately.
• Map and align internal KYC/AML workflows to meet CRS requirements and related FATCA-like obligations.
• Design controls, data workflows, and reporting processes to produce compliant CRS submissions.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Practical exercises and template-based labs (self-certification review, indicia assessment).
• Hands-on implementation examples for operationalizing CRS in onboarding and reporting systems.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized version of this course (jurisdiction-specific rules, systems integration, or deeper FATCA comparison), please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Doha (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level non-finance professionals who wish to have a foundational understanding of financial and accounting principles that are essential for effective decision-making in business.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand basic financial and accounting concepts that are essential for business decision-making.
• Interpret and analyze financial statements such as income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
• Apply key financial ratios to assess the financial health of a business.
• Develop and manage budgets and perform variance analysis to monitor business performance.
• Use break-even analysis to support operational and strategic decisions.

IFRS 17 is the International Financial Reporting Standard on accounting for insurance contracts, replacing IFRS 4. It provides a consistent framework for recognizing, measuring, presenting, and disclosing insurance contracts.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level to advanced-level finance and insurance professionals who wish to apply IFRS 17 for reporting, compliance, and performance analysis.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Apply IFRS 17 principles in preparing financial statements.
• Interpret and analyze the impact of IFRS 17 on insurance contracts and company performance.
• Implement measurement models and disclosure requirements effectively.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS 17 while improving reporting transparency.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Case-based exercises and financial analysis practice.
• Hands-on application to real-world reporting scenarios.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Doha (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level professionals who wish to utilize QuickBooks to optimize accounts payable, receivable, payroll, and financial reporting tailored to their specific industry needs.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Navigate QuickBooks features relevant to financial and administrative tasks.
• Manage accounts payable and receivable efficiently.
• Generate and track invoices for various client and vendor workflows.
• Automate payroll processes and manage employee benefits.
• Create customized financial reports for analysis and decision-making.
• Optimize QuickBooks features to improve organizational efficiency.

This instructor-led, live training in Doha (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level legal professionals who wish to gain a comprehensive understanding of FATF recommendations, with a balanced mix of theoretical knowledge and practical applications.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the history, purpose, and structure of FATF and its recommendations.
• Identify and explain the key concepts of money laundering and terrorist financing.
• Analyze and interpret the 40 FATF recommendations and their implications.
• Develop and implement effective compliance programs and risk assessments.
• Navigate the challenges of international cooperation and compliance monitoring.

This instructor-led, live training in Doha (online or onsite) is aimed at advanced-level cloud financial management professionals who wish to validate their expertise in financial operations (FinOps) related to cloud cost management.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Gain advanced knowledge required for the FinOps Certified Professional exam.
• Understand complex FinOps practices, including cost optimization, budget management, and reporting.
• Develop practical skills in applying FinOps strategies in real-world scenarios.
• Prepare for a successful completion of the FinOps Certified Professional exam.

This instructor-led, live training in Doha (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level legal professionals who wish to gain a deep understanding of the mutual evaluation process, from preparation to follow-up, with practical applications and real-world case studies.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Gain an in-depth understanding of the FATF Recommendations, including technical compliance and effectiveness criteria.
• Learn how to effectively prepare for a mutual evaluation, including organizing national efforts, gathering documentation, and engaging stakeholders.
• Develop skills to conduct thorough and accurate on-site evaluations, including interview techniques, data collection, and stakeholder engagement.
• Utilize advanced analytical techniques and tools to support the mutual evaluation process.

This instructor-led, live training in Doha (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level finance professionals who wish to gain a comprehensive knowledge of FinOps principles and methodologies, including cloud financial management, optimization strategies, and collaboration among finance, engineering, and business teams.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the FinOps framework, principles, and phases.
• Manage cloud costs effectively through data analysis and governance.
• Collaborate between finance, engineering, and business units to align cloud spend.
• Use FinOps tools for cost allocation, forecasting, and optimization.
• Prepare for the FinOps Certified FOCUS Analyst exam.

This instructor-led, live training in Doha (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level banking professionals who wish to gain in-depth knowledge and skills in using the SWIFT network for handling international bank transfers.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the SWIFT network and decode SWIFT codes.
• Navigate SWIFT messages and execute international transfers.
• Learn about the potential risks associated with international transfers and how to mitigate these risks.
• Explore advanced SWIFT services and understand how they improve the speed, transparency, and traceability of cross-border payments.

This instructor-led, live training in Doha (online or onsite) is aimed at finance and legal professionals who wish to learn the principles and practices of extrajudicial and judicial collection, enabling them to effectively manage and resolve collection issues.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the advantages and disadvantages of extrajudicial and judicial collection.
• Apply the main methods and techniques of extrajudicial and judicial collection.
• Evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of extrajudicial and judicial collection.
• Deal with the legal and ethical issues involved in extrajudicial and judicial collection.
• Integrate extrajudicial and judicial collection in a comprehensive and coherent way.

This instructor-led, live training in Doha (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level financial analysts who wish to learn how to use OneStream for financial analysis, reporting, and data-driven decision-making, and prepare for relevant OneStream certifications.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the core functionalities of OneStream XF.
• Navigate the OneStream interface and workspace.
• Load, transform, and validate financial data.
• Build and analyze financial reports and dashboards.
• Use OneStream’s workflow automation features for financial planning and consolidation.
• Prepare for OneStream certification exams (e.g., OneStream Certified Professional - Financial Modeler (OCP-FM), OneStream Implementation Consultant, etc.).

This course is designed for organizations seeking to optimize their processes by integrating different digital platforms used in daily operations, such as Trello, QuickBooks, Google Workspace, and the WhatsApp API.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) guides participants through the process of connecting and automating workflows, improving project and financial control, and centralizing information to enhance decision-making.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Connect and automate workflows between Trello, QuickBooks, and Google Workspace.
• Integrate communication via WhatsApp API with operational workflows.
• Design multi-platform automation systems focused on efficiency and control.
• Implement security and monitoring policies for active integrations.
• Document and maintain automated processes in operation.

Format of the Course

• Conceptual explanations and guided demonstrations.
• Practical exercises applied to real-world operational scenarios.
• Hands-on practice using company-specific data and tools.

Course Customization Options

• Adapting the content to the company’s specific platforms and processes.
• Including additional tools such as Zapier, Make/Integromat, or Power Automate.
• Analyzing and designing real data integration flows.

Excel training for financial analysis covers the advanced spreadsheet techniques that finance professionals need — from lookup functions, search formulas, and Pivot Charts through conditional formatting, external data workflows, and Securities analysis. Dives into practical approaches to evaluating time value of money concepts, identifying market trends, building financial forecasting models, and leveraging Excel's complete analytical toolkit for complex financial computations and reporting.

Python is a programming language that has gained huge popularity in the financial industry. Adopted by the largest investment banks and hedge funds, it is being used to build a wide range of financial applications ranging from core trading programs to risk management systems.

In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn how to use Python to develop practical applications for solving a number of specific finance related problems.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of the Python programming language
• Download, install and maintain the best development tools for creating financial applications in Python
• Select and utilize the most suitable Python packages and programming techniques to organize, visualize, and analyze financial data from various sources (CSV, Excel, databases, web, etc.)
• Build applications that solve problems related to asset allocation, risk analysis, investment performance and more
• Troubleshoot, integrate, deploy, and optimize a Python application

Audience

• Developers
• Analysts
• Quants

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

Note

• This training aims to provide solutions for some of the principle problems faced by finance professionals. However, if you have a particular topic, tool or technique that you wish to append or elaborate further on, please please contact us to arrange.

Audience

All Senior Management who need a working knowledge of AML / CTF and their prevention – and an awareness of the other relevant and current Financial Crime issues;

Format of the course

A combination of:

• Facilitated Discussions
• Slide Presentations
• Case Studies
• Examples

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, delegates will be able to:

• Explain how AML and CTF might be prevented
• Understand the major facets of AML and CTF as they apply to their companies and the national and international efforts being made to combat them
• Define the ways in which a company and its staff should protect themselves against the risks of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
• Detail how a company might become a target for Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing: and explain which “red flags” might help them to identify, prevent and report any (suspicious or actual) criminal activity
• Understand some of the other “hot spots” in Financial Crime

The course "Fundamentals of Financial Markets: Banking Overview" facilitates understanding of the structure of financial markets, retail banking, and investment banking. Participants will gain essential theoretical knowledge useful for projects related to this domain. The course covers key terminology, functions of financial markets, various types of banks, and financial instruments.

Finance / Management

This instructor-led, live training in (online or onsite) is aimed at manufacturing managers and engineers who wish to strengthen their ability to evaluate investments, build robust business cases, and present compelling narratives for capital projects.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to: calculate and apply core investment appraisal metrics to manufacturing scenarios, build a complete CAPEX investment case including cash flow projections and sensitivity analysis, use templates and Capex Cards to streamline the approval process, and prepare clear executive-level narratives to justify capital expenditure requests.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at managers who wish to identify and minimize the risk of fraud faced by eCommerce merchants.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand how eCommerce fraud occurs.
• Analyze vulnerabilities in their company's eCommerce platform and processes.
• Assess a company's 'readiness' for adopting new anti-fraud measures
• Communicate and incorporate appropriate anti-fraud policies.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Doha (online or onsite) is aimed at financial professionals in US and non-US institutions who wish to understand the legal, compliance and enforcement aspects of FATCA so as to maintain compliance with US tax authorities (IRS).

By the end of this training, participants will be able to understand:

• FATCA's impact on global tax compliance and financial transparency.
• FATCA's due diligence and reporting requirements.
• FATCA's most important legal aspects and how to ensure compliance.

Elevate your finance expertise with our Financial Planning and Analysis Course. Perfect for aspiring finance professionals, our course covers fundamental Financial Planning Analysis principles and the art of budget preparation in companies. It helps in conducting financial analysis and variance analysis effectively. Gain the skills to prepare comprehensive strategies, plans, and precise forecasts. This course is designed to improve an individual's performance in the FP&A exam.

This introductory course will provide participants with a first class and detailed working knowledge of the key financial markets, their purpose, function, main activities and their regulation. It is intended to be part refresher, part educational and part challenging so that all delegates will derive the maximum benefit from it. Feedback and discussion will be actively encouraged throughout the sessions which are intended to be interactive not just reactive and factual.

The primary function is to ensure that by completion, all course delegates will be much better equipped to deal with clients and their ongoing needs and to put into context the services and markets in which they are trading and participating.

This instructor-led, live training in Doha (online or onsite) is aimed at cloud administrators, cloud architects, technology heads, and financial analysts who wish to record, manage, monitor, and process financial assets of an organization in the cloud.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to use FinOps practices in an organization to forecast costs, optimize processes, and perform financial management operations in the cloud.

This instructor-led, live training (onsite or remote) is aimed at accountants and bookkeepers who wish to use Xero for bookkeeping.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Get a real-time view of cashflow.
• Link bank accounts to Xero for bank reconciliation.
• Prepare and check VAT (Value Added Tax) returns in Xero.
• Create reports for sharing amongst team members.

Audience

This course is intended for all employees who require a practical understanding of Compliance and effective Risk Management.

Format of the course

The training is delivered through a blended approach that includes:

• Facilitated discussions
• Slide-based presentations
• Case studies
• Real-world examples

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Develop a solid understanding of the key aspects of Compliance, along with national and international initiatives aimed at managing associated risks.

Explain how organizations and their teams can establish an effective Compliance Risk Management Framework.

Describe the responsibilities of the Compliance Officer and the Money Laundering Reporting Officer, and understand how these roles integrate within a business structure.

Identify critical risk areas in Financial Crime, particularly in the context of international operations, offshore centres, and high-net-worth clients.

Your engineers are the architects of the digital transformation journey for your clients. This proposal outlines a 3-Day Technical Deep Dive designed specifically for developers and technical architects. We move beyond the "why" and focus on the "how": how to architect decentralized ledgers, how to write secure Smart Contracts for Supply Chain Finance (SCF) logic, and how to integrate these decentralized layers with existing enterprise ERPs.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Architect DLT Solutions: Distinguish between and select the appropriate Layer-1/Layer-2 solutions (Ethereum, Hyperledger Fabric, Polygon) for enterprise SCF use cases.
• Develop Smart Contracts: Write, compile, and deploy Smart Contracts (e.g., Solidity or Chaincode) that automate factoring, invoice approval, and settlement.
• Implement Tokenization: Engineer the ERC-20/ERC-721/ERC-1155 token standards to represent real-world assets (invoices/inventory) on-chain.
• Bridge Web2 & Web3: Design the integration layer using Oracles (e.g., Chainlink) to fetch off-chain data (logistics APIs) to trigger on-chain payments.